The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-03

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BY asserting the eggs. separating
the dark from the light in color. :
higher price win 30 obtained for the
lot.
broom corn Il good supplements
airy crop. and there are few farmers
whom i would not pay 20 plant few
acres.
A hen that attends 10 business and
Is properly cared for. will lay her
weight in eggs in two months
Christian al Work.
dudley Cake. One cup o. sour
milk, two cups Of butter. three cups OF
sugar, four cups Of -four. five eggs. one
teaspoonful Of soda -- Household.
As regards the thinning out Of po-
tato tops. we read: II Il Is cool. wet
season. thinning will do well; II hot
and dry. the crop will b spoiled. N
T. Witness.
1t was the illustrious Lord Bacon
who expressed the opinion that ''gar-
dening is the purest Of human pleas
ures and the greatest rcfrcshment to
| the spirit Of man."
Rain water and soda will take out
machine grease. To take grease
spots from wall paper lay over them .
paste made Of magnesia and benzine.
To remove oil and varnish from
silk. try benzine. ether and soap very
cautiously.
Almond Jumblcs. Thrce-fourths
| Of pound Of almonds. blanched and
chopped fine, one-quartcr Of pound Of
butter. one pound Of -four. one cupful
Of sour milk, five eggs and onc-half
| teaspoonful Of soda. Flavor with rose.
The quantity. condition and amount
Of wool will depend much upon the
| vigorous health Of the animal produce
| ing il. II the animal Is not in good
health. or IL its food has been deficient
in quantity or faulty in quality. the
fleece will Be light and the fibre will be
harsh and rough to the touch. ~ Troy
| Times
Thomas Mehan. editor Of the Gar
dener's Monthly. than whom there il
probably no better authority in the
country. says: '-Our Northern trees
| all hardwood trees-make many rings
! a year. sometimes as many rs dozen.
/ But the last set Of cells in the annual
I growth are very small. and the first
| very large; and as as consequence
the annual growth can always be de-
termined
The Holstein-Friesian are exceed
ingly quiet, kind and gentle in disPo-
sition. a characteristic which is great
desideratum in . profitable COW. BY
virtue Of the strong and vigorous con-
stitutions which they possess, they
have shown themselves able to with
stand climatic changes. and to adapt
themselves TO the varying conditions
Of different countries. st. Louis Re-
publican.
1t takes year or two for raspbcr-
~ plants TO reach their best bearing
conditions. and il is best to start new
plants every third year. The average
life Of raspberry plantations is about
six years; BY setting new plants once
in three years. the advantage is gained
Of having two sets Of plants. one COM
ing into full bearing as the other IS
going out Plants may be set either in
che spring or fall
Regarding strawberry rust opin-
ions differ. Some ascribe the cause TO
too much moisture. others to excess Of
manure on the plants. while it is also
claimed that il Is due to the effects Of
too much heat from the SUM- What Is
known q rust or blight. may. howev-
er. be traced 70 minute worm,
which does the mischief by working
around the plants II is suggested
that the best remedy is to burn light
covering Of straw over the plants. So.
Louis Republican,